Smoked Salmon with Caviar and Creme Fraiche, Le Montrachet, the respect of colleagues, the rapt attention of an audience, pressed white shirts, just one last-second victory, sympathy, buttons made to resemble pearls, a splendid, delightful and profound daughter, living wages, a father and Mother, Swedish and Irish, who cared, pity, the miraculous reversal of time, a benevolent god, good health, another dog, nothing cruel, an unusual blessing, spring, forgiveness, the benefit of the doubt, the next line, warm fingers against his chest, a good wife, rich bass notes from walnut speakers, inebriation, more ink, a hanging curve, great art, steady rain on Sunday, the purr of a young cat.....................

"Among the Things He Does Not Deserve" with respects to Dan Albergotti,